Sexual exploitation and abuse are unacceptable behaviours and prohibited for all KSE and partner organisations’ staff members. Your report will be treated with discretion and be kept strictly confidential.

What is sexual exploitation? 

Any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust for sexual purposes. It includes trafficking and prostitution.

What is sexual abuse? 

Any actual or threatened sexual activity carried out by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.

Sexual exploitation and abuse can happen to anyone—men, women, boys, and girls—at any age, with or without a disability, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity and in any circumstance.

Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse:

In line with United Nations standards of conduct, KSE personnel and partner organisations’ staff members must not:

• Have sexual activity with anyone in exchange for money, employment, preferential treatment, goods or services
• Have sexual activity with any child under the age of 18 years old
• Engage in any other form of sexually humiliating, degrading, or exploitative behavior.

Report suspected sexual exploitation and abuse:

If you are aware of, or have concerns or suspicions about, a possible case of sexual exploitation and abuse by KSE personnel or a partner organization staff member, please report.

KSE channels:

• Hotline +38067 257 4942 (call, Telegram, Viber, sms)
• Email: [email protected]
• Online reporting form: here 
• Confidential box: general KSE facilities, 1st floor,  hall, 3, Mykoly Spaka, Kyiv
• Mail: 03113, Kyiv, Shpaka St., 3, KSEI

Please include in your report:

1. What happened?

Describe in detail what you know about the incident or incidents.

2. Who committed the alleged wrongdoing?

Do you know if anyone else was involved? Please provide full names, job titles and organization, if possible.

3. When and where did the incident or incidents occur?

Include dates and times, if possible.

External channels:

102 (National Police hotline)

103 (National Emergency hotline)

1547 (State hotline for combating human trafficking, preventing and combating domestic violence, gender-based violence and violence against children)

0800309110/0800331800 (All Ukrainian interagency)

Report at https://1547.ukc.gov.ua/portal/ or [email protected] (State Agency for combating human trafficking, preventing and combating domestic violence, gender-based violence and violence against children)

[email protected] (All Ukrainian support)

Document:

PSEA Policy